The were unable to bounce-back from Friday’s hammering in Indiana, suffering an overtime defeat to fellow Southeast Division rival, the Orlando Magic, on Sunday night at the Kia Center, 117-110.
Trae Young led the Hawks in scoring with 31 points, Dejounte Murray adding 24 points. For the Magic, Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 35 points to go with 10 rebounds. Caleb Houstan scored a career-high 25 points.
The Hawks did not start this game well, falling behind 16-3 in the early exchanges but fought back to reduce the deficit, tie the game and even threaten to take a double-digit lead near the half with a strong end to the second quarter.